Combination thyroid hormone therapies treat hypothyroidism as well as levothyroxine
Treatment of hypothyroidism, which results from an underactive thyroid gland, should be individualized and consideration should be given to alternatives
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Semaglutide reduces excess body fat in people with obesity
In adults with obesity or overweight, weekly treatment with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonist semaglutide leads to reduced
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People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching covid
People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching coronavirus – and the risk DOUBLES for black
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Belgium looks to schools as COVID third wave rises
A surge in new coronavirus infections and hospital admissions in Belgium has made it necessary to “tighten the screws” on
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The Real Reason Addiction During The Pandemic Is So Concerning
Most of us are not likely to look back on the year 2020 with much longing and nostalgia. Thanks to
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Some medical workers unsure about France’s partial lockdown
When nurse Anaelle Aeschliman started her 12-hour night shift caring for unconscious patients with COVID-19, the French prime minister was
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Maintaining body weight won’t save colorectal cancer survivors
Colorectal cancer survivors who maintained a stable body weight but lost muscle and developed fatty deposits in their muscles faced
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Starving tumors by blocking glutamine uptake
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a drug candidate that blocks the uptake of glutamine, a
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Chemical cocktail shows promise for producing muscle stem cells
A UCLA-led research team has identified a chemical cocktail that enables the production of large numbers of muscle stem cells,
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Mass vaccination needed to protect against future resurgences of COVID-19
The first long-term seroprevalence study of residents in Wuhan, China, has found that 6.9% of people in the city had
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